diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index df5908d7..d079b2d5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,21 +2,20 @@
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         google()
-        jcenter()
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.3'
-        classpath 'org.jfrog.buildinfo:build-info-extractor-gradle:4.9.8'
-        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.5'
-        classpath 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle:2.5.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.2'
+        classpath 'org.jfrog.buildinfo:build-info-extractor-gradle:4.23.4'
+        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.10'
+        classpath 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle:2.7.1'
     }
 }
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         google()
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
         maven {
             url "https://jitpack.io"
         }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3f4f7a32..39ef716e 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.7.1-all.zip
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index cbbf0126..2176f042 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
-gradle.ext.gradleConfigVersion = 150
-
-if ( !gradle.ext.has('workspacePath') ) {
-	def env = System.getProperties();
-	logger.warn("tables/settings.gradle System.getProperties().stringPropertyNames(): " + env.stringPropertyNames());
-    def path = System.getProperty('com.android.studio.gradle.project.path');
-    if ( path != null ) {
-        logger.warn("tables/settings.gradle Found value for System.getProperty('com.android.studio.gradle.project.path')");
-        gradle.ext.workspacePath = (new File(path)).getParentFile().getAbsolutePath();
-    } else {
-        logger.warn("tables/settings.gradle No value found for System.getProperty('com.android.studio.gradle.project.path')");
-        gradle.ext.workspacePath = new File("..").getAbsolutePath();
-    }
+gradle.ext.gradleConfigVersion = 152
+
+if (!gradle.ext.has('workspacePath')) {
+    logger.warn("rootDir: " + rootDir.getAbsolutePath());
+    gradle.ext.workspacePath = rootDir.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath();
 }
 
 logger.warn('tables/settings.gradle -- gradle.ext.workspacePath: ' + gradle.ext.workspacePath)
diff --git a/tables_app/build.gradle b/tables_app/build.gradle
index 0cdc5a8a..233224f7 100644
--- a/tables_app/build.gradle
+++ b/tables_app/build.gradle
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ android {
 
         testApplicationId(groupId + tablesName + testNameSuffix)
         testInstrumentationRunner(instrumentationRunner)
-
-        multiDexEnabled true
     }
 
     flavorDimensions "stage", "testing"
@@ -126,17 +124,16 @@ allprojects {
 dependencies {
     implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.2.0'
     implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
-    implementation 'androidx.fragment:fragment:1.3.2'
+    implementation 'androidx.fragment:fragment:1.3.6'
     implementation 'androidx.preference:preference:1.1.1'
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
-    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.2.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
     implementation 'com.github.wbrunette:ProgressWheel:3.4'
 
-    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:18.0.2'
-    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics:17.4.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:19.0.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics:18.2.1'
 
-    implementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1'
 
     if (libraryProjectPath.exists() && gradle.useLocal) { // Local project is favoured
         implementation project(libraryProjectName)
@@ -160,15 +157,15 @@ dependencies {
                 classifier: snapshotRelease, version: latestVersion, ext: 'aar')
     }
 
-    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:17.0.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:17.0.1'
 
     //for Espresso
-    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.3.0'
-    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.3.0'
-    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.3.0'
-    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-intents:3.3.0'
-    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-web:3.3.0'
-    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-contrib:3.3.0'
+    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.4.0'
+    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test:rules:1.4.0'
+    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.4.0'
+    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-intents:3.4.0'
+    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-web:3.4.0'
+    androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-contrib:3.4.0'
     androidTestUitestImplementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.2.0'
 
     //for UI Automator
diff --git a/tables_app/src/main/java/org/opendatakit/tables/application/Tables.java b/tables_app/src/main/java/org/opendatakit/tables/application/Tables.java
index 0294db44..0fd5cdae 100644
--- a/tables_app/src/main/java/org/opendatakit/tables/application/Tables.java
+++ b/tables_app/src/main/java/org/opendatakit/tables/application/Tables.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 
-import androidx.multidex.MultiDex;
-
 import com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics;
 import org.opendatakit.application.CommonApplication;
 import org.opendatakit.tables.R;
@@ -45,14 +43,7 @@ public static Tables getInstance() {
       throw new IllegalStateException("not possible");
     return ref.get();
   }
-
-  @Override
-  protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
-    super.attachBaseContext(base);
-    MultiDex.install(this);
-  }
-
-
+  
   @Override
   public int getApkDisplayNameResourceId() {
     return R.string.app_name;